kuisen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -œy̯sən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch cuuschen, from cuusch (modern kuis).

Verb

kuisen

  1. (transitive, figuratively) to clean up, render (more) presentable, possibly (auto-)censure
  2. (intransitive) to become clean
  3. (chiefly Belgium, colloquial, transitive, literally) to clean, cleanse
Conjugation
Conjugation of kuisen (weak)
infinitive kuisen
past singular kuiste
past participle gekuist
infinitive kuisen
gerund kuisen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kuis kuiste
2nd person sing. (jij) kuist, kuis2 kuiste
2nd person sing. (u) kuist kuiste
2nd person sing. (gij) kuist kuiste
3rd person singular kuist kuiste
plural kuisen kuisten
subjunctive sing.1 kuise kuiste
subjunctive plur.1 kuisen kuisten
imperative sing. kuis
imperative plur.1 kuist
participles kuisend gekuist
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

Noun

kuisen

  1. plural of kuis
  2. plural of kuise

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